Summary:
BELIEVE Circle City High School is the only school in the BELIEVE Circle City High School district, serving 269 students in grades 9–12 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Because the school and district are one and the same, every district figure mirrors the school. It currently holds a 2-star rating with a district rank of 210 of 374 schools, placing it in the 44th percentile statewide. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 17.9, implying roughly 15 teachers, and spent $18,094 per student in 2023–2024 — about $4.87 million in total spending.
The clearest strength is momentum. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 225 of 415, the 46th percentile, up from the 32nd percentile in 2024–2025 and the 29th percentile in 2023–2024, and its star rating rose from 1 star to 2 stars. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is the standout academic gain: proficiency climbed from 35.94% to 48.48%, shrinking the gap to the state from 18.56 points to just 3.42 points. SAT Mathematics also improved, from 10.94% to 19.7% proficient, though it remains below the state's 25.6%.
Several measures remain concerns. Biology ILEARN End-of-Course proficiency fell from 43.48% to 30.77%. Chronic absenteeism is 26.5%, well above the state's 16.7% and roughly 1.6 times that rate, and the graduation rate is 82.0%, 7.7 points below the state's 89.7%. The free/reduced lunch rate is unusually low at 1.12%, which may reflect reporting or eligibility methods rather than actual student need. Overall, the school is improving but still trails state averages on most key measures.
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